"The opposite of war is not peace… it’s creation!" - Jonathan Larson

Recently, Andrew Stewart wrote a counterpoint to my article in Counterpunch – To Punch or Not to Punch – The American Left’s Existential Crisis titled “A Few Things About Nonviolence: A Response to Yoav Litvin”. In theory, I welcome the idea of an engaging and respectful back-and-forth. Counterpoints open the stage for debate, which is…

Defensive behaviors are highly selected reactions to animate and inanimate threats in the environment, which increase the chances of survival/ reproduction of those who perform them appropriately (Blanchard & Blanchard, 2008). Natural environmental threat stimuli may include predators and associated cues, conspecific attack, and dangerous features of the environment. Researchers investigating the innate aspect of…

Last Saturday night, I was fortunate to see Roger Waters, one of my musical and personal idols, perform live. At age 74, the rock legend still puts on the edgiest, most radical performance in town. An old rocker with an old message is the pinnacle of radical art these days. But is that a statement…

How can we collaborate across skills, communities, and history to build new spaces? On this week’s show, we talk to Yoav Litvin, author of 2Create, a book which documents the possibilities of creative collaboration for social and systemic change.

I get on the subway and find a seat I like; the one by the pole in the middle. It’s the Q line, so seats are organized as long benches along the car, not two- and three-seaters like on the B. I prefer these long benches; this way I don’t bump my knees with a…

A psychopath and his fool servant walk into a bar. A woman at the bar looks at them and says: “Hey fool, why are you serving a psychopath?” “Because maybe one day I’ll have my own servant”, says the fool to the silent approval of his master. “But why do you need a servant? You…

About the Author

Yoav Litvin is a doctor of psychology, a photographer and writer. In his work, he investigates the intersections of science, the arts and politics and aims to promote creative and radical causes with a focus on urban culture, arts, social movements and peoples.